Walker County Animal Shelter under quarantine

Walker County Animal Shelter under quarantine

The Walker County Animal Shelter is under quarantine until next Monday due to a suspected outbreak of canine parvovirus that killed a handful of dogs.

Canine parvovirus isn't transmitted to humans; the quarantine is meant to prevent people from passing the virus from a shelter animal to a dog at home. Shelter employees also are watching the shelter dogs to make sure no others succumb.